Hi guys,
I was wondering if anyone could help answer what is more important for performance (mainly gaming) regarding RAM speed and latency. I know ideally high speed and low latency is great, but which is a priority?
Which is better?
1) 1600mhz 9-9-9-24
2)1066mhz 7-7-7-22
How big a difference is there between them?
I can actually run my RAM at 1600mhz 7-7-7-22 but that requires 1.7v, which while my mobo says it is a safe setting, the Intel i5 750 chip claims higher than 1.65v damages the chip.
Is it worth boosting to 1.7v? Will it really damage the chip that much? Given that a CPU tends to last far longer than anyone keeps a computer, will its life being slightly shortened by slight excessive voltage be significant?
I was wondering if anyone could help answer what is more important for performance (mainly gaming) regarding RAM speed and latency. I know ideally high speed and low latency is great, but which is a priority?
Which is better?
1) 1600mhz 9-9-9-24
2)1066mhz 7-7-7-22
How big a difference is there between them?
I can actually run my RAM at 1600mhz 7-7-7-22 but that requires 1.7v, which while my mobo says it is a safe setting, the Intel i5 750 chip claims higher than 1.65v damages the chip.
Is it worth boosting to 1.7v? Will it really damage the chip that much? Given that a CPU tends to last far longer than anyone keeps a computer, will its life being slightly shortened by slight excessive voltage be significant?